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Word: Circumcise
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: from Old French circonciser, or from Latin circumcis- ‘cut around’, from the verb circumcidere, from circum ‘around, about’ + caedere ‘to cut’
ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz
cut off the foreskin of (a young boy or man, especially a baby) as a religious rite, especially in Judaism and Islam, or as a medical treatment.
Short Definition:cut off foreskin of as religious rite
(as a practice traditional in some cultures) partially or totally remove the external genitalia of (a girl or young woman) for non-medical reasons.
Short Definition:partially or totally remove external genitalia of girl or young woman
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